August 24th (1690) was a Thursday. It's the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th August, 1690
» Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Kolkata named Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city has no birthday).
August 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Abban of Ireland
» Aurea of Ostia
» Bartholomew (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
» Ouen
» August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest date on which Notting Hill Carnival can fall, while August 31 is the latest; celebrated on the last Monday in August and the day before. (Notting Hill)
» Public holidays in Liberia or Flag Day (Liberia)